高中英语选修8unit2-Reading课件.ppt--(课件中不含音视频)
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1、 Unit 2 RobotsReading Whats a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.They are programmed and controlled by a computer.Lets look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.Robots can be made into all kinds of things.What can robots do?Pre-readingRo
2、botsPlay with humanSecretary Do dangerous workHouseworkAnd so onTypes of robots Industrial robots used in manufacturing Domestic robots such as vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers;Entertainment robots such as toys and those in theme parks;Robots used in toxic waste clean-up and in underwater and space e
3、xploration;Do you think it is possible for a robot to:1.think for itself2.have feelings 3.have its own needs and desires4.look and feel like a human beingReadingSatisfaction Guaranteed Asimovs first law for robots:A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured.In this case the injur
4、y is not a physical one but a psychological one.About the writer:Isaac AsimovRead the text quickly and answer the following questions:Skimming1.What is the text mainly about?It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.2.What did the robot called Tony look like?He loo
5、ked like a tall and handsome man,speaking in a deep voice,with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.Because he wanted to test out how a robot was used for housework in a family.3.Why did Larry put Tony into his family?How many characters are mentioned?Who are they?What are they?what
6、 is the relation between them?Larry BelmontClaireTony Gladys ClaffernA robotOne of the richest and most powerful women around.employed in a company that makes robotshousewife couplewas to be tested out by Claire in their familya woman that Claire enviesMake a list of what the robot Tony did during t
7、he experiment.did houseworkPrevented Claire from being harmed(example)helped Claire make herself and her home elegant by helped Claire be enviedby other womengave her advice on how to decorate her house gave her a new haircut andchanged the makeup she woreThe change of Claires feeling to Tonyunwilli
8、ng to accept proud of himalarmed,disturbed and frightened embarrassed,disturbed and frightened trust fall in loveHow did Claire feel?What happened?She saw Tony was _ and _.His hair was _ and _and his voice was _.Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.amazedBy his _ and the _ and _of his skin.To
9、ny caught her in time,held her firmly in his arms.alarmedtallhandsomesmoothblackdeepembarrassedfingernailssoftnesswarmthhappy,shy,surprisedCareful readingHow did Claire feel?What happened?Tony folded his arms around her,bending his face close to hers and declared that he didnt want to leave her and
10、that he felt more than just the desire to please her.She was envied by those women.She remembered Tony was just a machine.surprisedhappysad.1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire.2.Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning,but at last she agreed to
11、it.3.When Tony offered to help dressing,Claire was pleased to accept it.But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.T1FFTrue or False4.Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.5.Claires husband wanted to improve his social position,but she was sorry she could do
12、 nothing to help him.6.Tony was eager to help Claire.He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.TT F7.Tony asked Claire to go the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.8.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.9.Whi
13、le Tony worked on the improvements of the house,Claire also did her part.1FTF10.Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.11.Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.12.The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully
14、 made a woman fall in love with him.TTF1.Why did Larry bring a robot back home?A.To help his wife.B.To test out the robot.C.To accompany his wife.D.For entertainment.-本题旨在帮助大家练习主旨大意归纳能力。本题旨在帮助大家练习主旨大意归纳能力。主旨归纳忌讳面面俱到追求理解的彻底完美。主旨归纳忌讳面面俱到追求理解的彻底完美。可采用扫读可采用扫读,跳读跳读(scan,skim)。For the main idea.B Listen t
15、o the text carefully.answer the questions:2.What kind of robot was Tony?A.an industrial robot B.an entertainmentC.a robot that can carries out jobs in the houseD.a robot that can carries out jobs in the shop3.Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales man was rude to her in the shop.A.Tony B.her h
16、usbandC.The manager of the shop D.Gladys 4.Why did Gladys envy Claire?Because _.A.she had a handsome friend B.she was beautifulC.she was rich D.she is powerfulFor details C A A 5.Why should Tony be rebuilt?Because _.A.he harms people B.it can not help the housewife in the family C.it is too frighten
17、ing D.we can not have women falling in love with machinesMake inference D 1.Claires feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed.Read the story,then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.Comprehending Exercise 1OccasionsClaire1disliked him 2 When he arrivedwas alarmed 3 felt em
18、barrassed 4 admired him Before he arrived When he offered to help her dressWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herselfOccasionsClaire5called him a dear 6felt his warmth 7 felt being envied 8 cried all night When he helped her with the salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by To
19、ny When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony.She remembered Tony was just a machine.Read the story again and answer the following questions in groups.1.Why did Tony open the curtains?Exercise 2He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire t
20、ogether so that she would be envied by women guests.2.What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?By making her feel good about herself.He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.3.Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?Because the company felt that it co
21、uld not have women falling love with a robot.5.Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house.What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?How absurd,she thought.He was just a machine.He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of h
22、is body.She screamed,pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.Then she remembered Tony was just a machines.She shouted“Leave me alone”and ran to her bed.In groups,list Tonys characteristics that were similar to and those different from those of a human being.CharacteristicsSimilar
23、 DifferentPhysicalMentalExercise 3CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalLooks like a human being.Body and skin soft and warm.Hair and fingernails realistic.Voice like a humans.Facial expressions never change.Quicker reactions(She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room,he manage
24、d to catch her in time.)CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentMentalAble to make suggestions and predictions.Able to make a plan and follow it through.Has good communication skills.Behaviour not appropriate(Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing)1.Which law is the st
25、ory“Satisfaction Guaranteed”based on?2.What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimovs three laws did not exist?Discussion阿西莫夫机器人三大定律:阿西莫夫机器人三大定律:机器人不得伤害人类机器人不得伤害人类,或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观;或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观;在不违反第一定律的前提下在不违反第一定律的前提下,机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令;机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令;在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下在不违反第一定律和
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